Average gasoline prices in Virginia fell 2.4 cents per gallon ast week, averaging $3.15per gallon as of Monday, Jan. 16, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.
Prices in Virginia are 13.7 cents per gallon higher than they were a month ago and stand unchanged compared to a year ago.
The national average price of diesel fell 7.2 cents last week and stands at $4.56 per gallon as of Monday, Jan. 16.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Virginia was priced at $2.55 per gallon Monday while the most expensive was $3.99 per gallon, a difference of $1.44 per gallon. The national average price of gasoline rose 2.5 cents per gallon last week, averaging $3.28 per gallon Monday. The national average is up 14.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 2.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
“We’ve seen somewhat of a mixed week at the pump with some states seeing gasoline prices rise while others have stabilized for the time being,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “The good news as of late has been the continued decline in average diesel prices, which fell over a penny per day last week,” said De Haan. “Oil prices have seen a bit of a rally, finishing last week at nearly $80 per barrel again as Chinese demand starts to jump as expected, but with COVID cases and deaths now also surging in China, the jump in demand could be short-lived. Gas prices may nudge up slightly in the week ahead in some areas, while others could hold flat,” according to De Haan. “The window on price drops however, appears to be coming up on the horizon as we get closer to what’s likely to be a significant refinery maintenance period ahead of summer.”
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